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The Observatory Feel like looking at some stars? You've come to the right place. From here in the Hogwarts Observatory you can see a tiny fraction of the 400 billion or so stars found in the Milky Way Galaxy. This circular but spacious room has been locked and opened as many times as there have been Astronomy professors staffed at the school. The huge telescope that former Hogwarts Astronomy professor, Professor Anteres, had put in years ago is still here and fully operable. Students are very welcome to try and use it. If you need a hand Professor Flamsteed is always somewhere close by and can lend you assistance. If the giant telescope is too much there is always smaller telescopes stored away in the cupboards around the room which you can borrow and use as you please as well as other astronomy objects. |
Anyone? Just shoot me a VM After having talked to Bastien about stars... well Dora found herself up in the Observatory that evening. She really did like the stars! Bundled up tightly she wandered about, looking at the charts, a small smile on her face. Idly, she wondered why no one was up here. It was one of the coolest places at the school, after all!! And Admiral Starman totally was nice about letting people come up after hours. Lost in thought she continued to wander around, not quite ready to do the actual star gazing just yet. |
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Naturally, Haddie found herself drawn to her favorite place to think. The Tower Patch, which was way, way, way too cold this time of a year. So instead, Haddie found herself wandering the Astronomy tower, aimlessly. She wandered into the observatory and paused. "Sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here." Oh, the other girl was Gryffindor. Haddie almost sighed with relief. Gryffindor her true house; her people. Always good for fun and distraction. "I'm Haddie," she said, introducing herself. |
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"Hi Haddie. I'm Dora." Seeee, she was just following the other girl's lead. MHM. Now she was done with the niceties, yeah? "Why are you up here this late? Do you like the stars? What's your favorite constellation?" |
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"I, uh... huh." She paused, thinking for a moment. "No idea why I'm up here." Though she had been herself long enough to have a reasonably educated guess, which was, she was pacing. As obvious as that should be, it's not. Haddie only ever paced when she was so deep in thought over something that was bothering her that her body went on autopilot. As if the moment it realizes it was free of her will, her body tried to escape. Her body was a jerk sometimes. She shrugged, choosing to focus instead on the other questions asked. "Stars are alright I guess. Pretty and all..." Did she have a favorite constellation? No, not really. Except her mouth seemed to think otherwise. "Draco," it answered for her. Huh? Guess she did have one. Learn something knew everyday. "What's yours?" |
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Stars are alright? Pretty and all? Was this girl FOR REAL? Ridiculous. "Yeah, real pretty. Burning balls of gas are always pretty." Dora SNORTED a bit. SNORTED! But this was not the time for telling the girl why she thought that was a dumb statement to have made. Nope, she would let it slide. "Cassiopeia is my favorite." Yep it was. Giving a small smile she waved the girl further inside. She could keep Dora company if she didn't say anything else too dumb. Mhm, she could. |
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"But then, I much prefer the myths that gave us the constellations." That was Haddie, closet Mythology buff. Not too many people knew that about her though. She rarely advertised the fact, but there were subtle hints her friends might have picked up on if they were paying attention. "Do you know the myth?" |
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